Sunday, February 21, 2016

#NASCAR Xfinity Series Chase Cheat Sheet

What Is New For The 2016 Season

Darrell Wallace Jr, driver of the #6 Selfeo Ford, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR
XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on
February 20, 2016 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Beginning this season, a championship format similar to what is used in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be implemented in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. The following is a brief description of the championship format:

Drivers will advance to what is known as the Chase Grid

Drivers eligible for the Chase Grid will be determined by greatest number of wins after the first 26 races

12 drivers will qualify for the Chase. If fewer than 12 drivers win races during the first 26 races, then drivers without a win who have the most points will take the remaining spots in the Chase Grid

Wins in two Dash 4 Cash Mains by a driver will be equivalent to a regular season race win (without race win bonus points) for Chase eligibility

The Chase will consist of 7 races, made up of 2 elimination rounds (3 races each) and a championship race.

The number of championship drivers in contention will decrease after every three Chase races, from 12 to start in the Chase Grid; 8 after Chase race #3; and 4 after Chase race #6.

Four drivers will enter the series Championship race with a chance to win, with the highest finisher among the four capturing the prestigious NASCAR XFINITY Series title

Championship race will be held at Homestead-Miami

2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers will be ineligible to compete in the NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship race